Past Review
By Savannah F (PSYCHOLOGY., Pennsylvania State University - Altoona) for
Penn State Altoona: Guanajuato - Escuela Mexicana
I think this was an amazing experience, Dr. Yaw and Dr. C. were so helpful and they made things easy. It was so amazing to get to live with a family who grew up there, versus me who never was there before.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 0-2 weeks |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
SPAN 497 was really hard and sometimes you werent sure what was expected. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
it was really easy if you didnt have an answer to contact that |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I loved my host family! It was amazing to stay with them, and it was so much fun! |
| * Food: |
the food was amazing in Mexico! |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
It was amazing, and because we are american, everyone was really curious about us. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
I actually fell while I was on the trip and had to go to the hospital and Dr. Yaw took me and I felt like it was very safe. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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Finances
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | I spent about $300 on personal items. |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Take as much money as possible. and you dont have to spend it all. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Beginner |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
being in the Spanish speaking helped so much to learn the language. It helped me so much to learn the language because your forced to speak it. |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Guanajuato was amazing and I was reccomend it to anyone! |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
SPAN 199 |
| Course Department: | Span 199 |
| Instructor: | Dr. Yaw |
| Instruction Language: | Spanish |
| Comments: | the course itself was challenging only because I don't speak spanish very well, but being in the country and having to be around it everyday made it easier. |
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| Course Name/Rating: |
SPAN 497 |
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| Instructor: | Dr. Costantino |
| Instruction Language: | Enlgish |
| Comments: | this course was a little more tough than I would like it to have been. Dr. C. is always a bit dramatic, but the class overall wasnt bad. |
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